West Central Mountains Economic Development Council
Monthly Meeting: Tuesday May 12th, 2020
Location: REMOTE: Zoom
Time- 3:00 – 5:00pm
- Executive team meeting, open at 2:30pm
- Signing of checks for previously approved items (can be done by Jill and Andrew ahead of time)
- Agenda discussion
- Executive session closed if needed
- Call to order, regular meeting, 3pm
- Adoption of agenda (ACTION ITEM)
- Approval of minutes (ACTION ITEM)
- Welcome visitors and guests
- Community reports: Cascade, Donnelly, McCall, New Meadows, Valley County
- Treasurer’s report (ACTION ITEM)
- Invoices/thank you’s for the month
- Reallocation of funds from WD ledger into administrative/general fund (ACTION ITEM)
- Letters/requests (ACTION ITEMS)
- FCC letter on broadband
- Valley County waterways ordinance letter of fact OR support
- Scenic Byways update (DISCUSSION)
- Grants (open/future)
- EDPro (DISCUSSION)
- Need commitment letters from match partners
- EDPro due June 1
- EDPro (DISCUSSION)
- New hire (events/programs) discussion and job description approval/posting (ACTION ITEM)
- Recreation/Pathways
- Singletrack opportunity near Tamarack with partners (DISCUSSION)
- Education and workforce development:
- Talent Pipeline Management Academy through IACI–(DISCUSSION)
- IAEYC update (DISCUSSION)
- Construction Pre-Apprenticeship with AGC–POSTPONED (DISCUSSION)
- Culinary Pre-Apprenticeship in Cascade–POSTPONED (DISCUSSION)
- Update on BSU meetings/game plan/webinar with community and broadband (DISCUSSION)
- Community Projects/Infrastructure
- $1,000 estimate for asphalt at Cascade bus kiosk (ACTION ITEM)
- Census outreach update/marketing plan (DISCUSSION)
- Coronavirus task force update (DISCUSSION)
- Monument signs update–byways recommendation (DISCUSSION)
- Cascade seasonal wayfinding update–waiting on IDPR (DISCUSSION)
- Business retention and expansion (DISCUSSION)
- Business outreach update–12 BRE visits (remote)
- Economic Summit update (DISCUSSION)
- Marketing–update on fundraising to date (DISCUSSION)
- Round Table, Upcoming Events & Public Comments
- Zoom/technology subscription discussion (ACTION ITEM)
Adjourn